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An Act to Regulate and Prevent Children's Access to Artificial Intelligence Chatbots with Human-like Features and Social Artificial Intelligence Companions
In one paragraph
Not law. Maine's LD 2162 would have regulated AI chatbots and social AI companions offered to minors in Maine. As amended by committee amendment C-A, which both chambers adopted, deployers would have had to keep chatbots' human-like features and social AI companions away from minors starting February 15, 2027, and maintain systems to detect, respond to, report and mitigate situations where a minor indicates an intent to harm themselves or others. The Attorney General could seek civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation ($7,500 if intentional), and minors could sue. The bill died on adjournment April 29, 2026.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died, so it creates no obligations in Maine.
Key provisions
- Starting February 15, 2027, deployers would have had to ensure chatbots do not make human-like features available to minors, and that social AI companions are not available to minors (C-A, 10 M.R.S. §1500-RR)
- Deployers would have had to maintain systems to detect, promptly respond to, report and mitigate situations where a minor indicates intent to harm self or others (C-A §1500-RR(3))
- Attorney General: injunction, disgorgement, civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation or $7,500 per intentional violation (C-A §1500-SS)
- Private action by a minor or parent: up to $2,500 per incident, capped at $50,000 per minor, or actual damages if greater (C-A §1500-SS)
- Attorney General stakeholder review with a report due January 15, 2027; emergency clause (C-A)
- The introduced text also required reasonable age verification and a narrow therapy-chatbot exception; C-A dropped both
- Divided committee report April 8, 2026; Died On Adjournment April 29, 2026
Latest legislative action
Apr 29, 2026. Died On Adjournment
Sponsors (showing 5 of 9)
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Bailey D | Sponsor | SD-031 |
| Kristi Mathieson D | Sponsor | HD-151 |
| Lori Gramlich D | Sponsor | HD-131 |
| Matthew Moonen D | Sponsor | HD-117 |
| Melanie Sachs D | Sponsor | HD-102 |
Roll call votes
H Enactment - Emer RC #803 Apr 9, 2026
104 yea43 nay3 otherPassed
S Accept Report 'a' Ought To Pass As Amended RC #932 Apr 9, 2026
20 yea14 nay1 otherPassed
Amendments (3)
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House: C-A (H-1002) Adopted
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House: C-C (H-1004) Adopted
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House: C-B (H-1003) Adopted
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